The Crawford Chronicle
Welcome Edition 2022-2023
Dear Crawford Families,
We hope you have enjoyed your summer. It's hard to believe it's almost August and we will be welcoming students back to the classrooms on August 10!
We have included a lot of information in this newsletter to hopefully answer some of those back to school questions you may have. They normally will not be this long. Students will not receive their class schedule until the first day of school. However, we will be sending out letters to notify students which grade level team they are on towards the end of July. There will also be staff available at our back to school night on August 2nd to look up your student's team if you haven't received the letter by then.
The admin team sends a monthly newsletter with school information and each of our grade level teams will begin sending their Friday team newsletter to families on August 5th.
Make sure you watch Mr. Jones' "Welcome Back" message included below.
Sincerely,
Mr. Jones, Mrs. Piatt, and Mr. Taylor
Mike Jones, Principal
Anne Piatt, Associate Principal
Ryan Taylor, Assistant Principal
Important Dates
- August 2: Back to School Night
- August 3 & 4: WEB Leader Training
- August 10: First Day of School
- August 19: No School for Students
Team Assignments and Student Schedules
Students will not receive their paper schedule until the first day of school. 6th graders will report to the cafeteria and 7th and 8th graders will report to their team area. We will have adults and WEB Leaders placed throughout the hallway to help students get to the correct area.
New Crawford Teammates
We are so excited to welcome our new staff for the 2022-2023 school year!
James Barrick, English Learner Teacher
Stephen Brown, PE
Ethan Buchanan, Permanent Sub
Lauren Burrows, 6th grade Science
Brian Burrus, Custodian
Anystan Cain, Attendance Specialist
Cindy Caton, 8th grade Math
Josh Cox, PE Teacher
Deborah Hodge, Arts & Humanities
Jana Johnson, 7th grade Science
Jennifer Keeton, Paraeducator
Rick Massie, Engineering/Robotics
Kristen Salas, Chorus/General Music
Lamar Williams, Behavior Specialist
Christina Zomchek, 6th grade Science
Cell Phone Free Learning Environment
Backpacks and Lockers
WEB - Where Everybody Belongs
On the first day of school all incoming 6th graders will participate in the WEB Assembly (Orientation). They will also participate in small group “friend-building” activities with their 8th grade WEB Leaders during the first half of the day. In the afternoon, the 6th graders will have a shortened schedule where they will rotate through their five core classes (Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Reading). They will not have their two elective classes on the first day.
First Two Weeks of School
Crawford Daily Schedule
The lunch period is highlighted in green on the schedule and is 75 minutes with 25 of it allotted for lunch. Your child’s teacher will communicate specific lunch times with students. We also will have a 30 minute class called Academic Plus this year. This is highlighted in blue on the schedule. Students will be able to get extra help on current work during this time, work on extension activities, and participate in Social Emotional Learning (SEL) lessons.
Morning Arrival and Afternoon Dismissal
Car riders and walkers will be welcomed into the building at 8:35 a.m. each day.
Car riders must be dropped off on the front side of our building (the football field side). Please follow all staff directing traffic and have your student exit from the right side of the vehicle.
Walkers may enter through the front or back entrance, whichever is closest on their route.
- When driving on campus, please drive slowly and follow directions of the staff.
Our dismissal process will begin at 3:55 p.m. Please be patient as we release smaller groups of students to the buses, cars, and to walk home to limit the number of students in the hallways.
Car riders must be picked up on the front side of our building (the football field side). Please pull all the way around the loop, drive forward to the stop sign, and have your student enter through the right side of the vehicle.
Walkers are dismissed last to keep them safe from the car rider and bus traffic on campus. Walkers may exit through the front or back entrance, whichever is closest on their route.
- When driving on campus, please drive slowly and follow directions of the staff.
Read our full transportation procedures by clicking the green button below.
FCPS Student Code of Conduct
This year the FCPS Student Code of Conduct is available electronically. We have provided the English and Spanish versions. To access, click the green buttons below. If you would like to request a printed copy from the district, you will need to click here to access the request form.
Other languages of the Student Code of Conduct are available at https://www.fcps.net/conduct.
The Crawford Creed
Crawford Middle School
Website: crawford.fcps.net
Location: 1813 Charleston Drive, Lexington, KY, USA
Phone: 859-381-3370
Facebook: facebook.com/CrawfordPTSA
Twitter: @CMSPrincipalMJ